Nature

Those stars, those fair wee little stars

by Vítězslav Hálek 1835–1874

Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)

Nature

Those stars, those fair wee little stars,
The heavens’ blue dome lighting,
They look to me down with sweet eyes,
Me up to them inviting.

Oh no! ye fair wee little stars;
You love that wheel of heaven,
While I prefer to stay down here
Where I find all I’ve craven.

You don’t know, fair wee little stars,
And think not what you’re missing;
We have here heaven on the earth
In sweet, delightful kissing.

MLA

Hálek, Vítězslav. “Those stars, those fair wee little stars.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/33/.

Chicago

Hálek, Vítězslav. “Those stars, those fair wee little stars.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/33/.

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